Celebrating the start of Baked Chicago’s 7th year!
Enter for a chance to win some of Baked Chicago’s favorite kitchen tools of 2013, including Keurig®, Cuisinart® and Rachael Ray®
Here in the Baked Chicago kitchen, I’m raising a glass to toast the start of the Baked Chicago blog’s seventh year. I could not have dreamed back in October, 2007, that some 500+ original recipes later that the blog would have come so far and had so much fun while doing it. Together, we enjoyed some tasty bites and I did quite a few dishes along the way.
With the holiday season upon us, I’m ready to pull out all the stops with the first annual Bake Like You Mean It™ Anniversary Sweepstakes. It’s easy to earn multiple entries to win some of my favorite and most essential kitchen tools from 2013, including Keurig®, Cuisinart® and Rachael Ray®:
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- Comment on this post below by sharing which kitchen appliance, tool or gadget is at the top of your 2013 holiday wish list
78 Comments
Doree Martin
December 13, 2013 at 3:19 pmA new mixer is on my 2013 holiday gift list 🙂
Teresa
December 20, 2013 at 6:42 pmCookie Cutters I love to make different shapes of cookies.
Michelle Northcutt
December 20, 2013 at 7:25 pmA kitchenaid stand mixer has been at the top of my list for a long time now!
Harvey Morris
December 21, 2013 at 12:08 amWhat color? I’m torn among tangerine, espresso and green apple.
Michelle Northcutt
January 6, 2014 at 6:31 pmI LOVE the green apple! Such a fun color!
Deb Christie
December 21, 2013 at 2:25 amA Bosch Compact Mixer is my favorite. I got it this year and I love it.
wins4me
December 21, 2013 at 10:13 amThis cooker is at top of my list, this would great. Thank you for the chance to win
Janda
December 21, 2013 at 5:55 pmNothing new, just refound. My grandmother’s depression glass juicer. Nothing works better!
Joanna Sue Grider Allison
December 21, 2013 at 6:57 pmThis 3 in one cooker is at the top of my list.
Sandra Vaughan
December 22, 2013 at 12:03 amThe Cuisinart 3-in-1 cooker is my entire list.
Sally
December 22, 2013 at 12:46 amThis is what I really want!!
hawkshoe
December 22, 2013 at 5:59 amThe Keurig brewer is on top of my 2013 list.
markathy
December 22, 2013 at 7:02 amLIke you on FB kathbpersons
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markathy
December 22, 2013 at 7:03 amI really want a convection oven~
Maria S
December 22, 2013 at 8:15 amHappy anniversary Mr Morris. Your Baked Chicago blog and recipes are creative and inspiring! My favorite kitchen tool of 2013 is an immersion blender from Wolfgang Puck. That blender whips up batters, sauces, dressings and frostings expertly and effortlessly. The different attachments also for such versatility as crushing ice to whipping cream.
Harvey Morris
December 22, 2013 at 8:19 amThanks, Maria. That sounds like one mighty immersion blender. I never knew it could crush ice, too!
Charlene Drake
December 22, 2013 at 6:36 pmI really like the sandwich press
bootswon
December 22, 2013 at 10:05 pmI Would have to say the Keurig brewer. thanks for this chance to win! connie danielson
Harvey Morris
December 23, 2013 at 2:14 amGood luck. The Keurig is a solid choice. It’s one of the “must haves” I’d take from my kitchen if I were stranded on a deserted island…assuming the island had electricity!
markathy
December 23, 2013 at 7:25 amI got a food prcessor
Joanna Sue Grider Allison
December 23, 2013 at 9:32 amThe Ball jam maker is my favorite appliance of 2013.
Susan Collins
December 23, 2013 at 10:10 pmthe keurig brewer
Trenda
December 24, 2013 at 12:17 pmKeurig for sure!
Sharon Sweeps Underwood
December 26, 2013 at 1:20 pmKeurig
cynthiac
December 26, 2013 at 4:58 pmI like my Keurig also
Harvey Morris
December 26, 2013 at 7:19 pmSo far, Keurig seems to be the most popular kitchen appliance. I have to admit it’s among my top faves, too.
Andrina G
December 27, 2013 at 12:19 amI like the Nescafe Dolce Gusto.
Andrina G
December 27, 2013 at 12:23 amThank you for the cookbook. 🙂
Harvey Morris
December 27, 2013 at 1:35 amYou’re welcome, Andrina. I hope you have many baking adventures with the recipes, and I’d love to hear which one is your favorite.
Andrina G
December 27, 2013 at 9:40 amI just printed out.the Peppermint Brownies recipe. I don’t have all of the ingredients so I am going to have to pop over to the store this weekend. They look delicious and I am a sucker for anything peppermint!
I usually put nuts in my brownies, do you think that would be too much for this recipe since it already has peppermint patties and candy canes?
Harvey Morris
December 27, 2013 at 10:01 amAndrina – If you love peppermint, you know it’s a powerful ingredient. Because this recipe is probably the most decadent of all my brownie recipes, I added the following suggestion to the online recipe:
‘Brownie Points: This recipe is extremely rich and dense. If you’re serving this at a party, offer smaller portions for your guest by cutting the 32 squares in half diagonally to make 64 “brownie bites.”’
The candy canes will provide the crunchy texture, but if you want to add nuts I might suggest swapping out the crushed candy canes for your favorite nut. Just to a rough chop to the nuts and spread them on the top, instead of the crushed candy canes. You’ll still have the strong peppermint flavor from the mints inside the brownies.
If you’d prefer to have a milder peppermint flavor so you can enjoy a standard-sized brownie (rather than a brownie bite), you might want to use half the suggested mints. That will give you a more traditional peppermint brownie.
Andrina G
December 28, 2013 at 7:52 amThank you so much. I am going to try it with the canes and leave out the nuts. I really appreciate it.
Tamar
December 27, 2013 at 8:56 amI discovered (but do not own) a keurig!
Harvey Morris
December 27, 2013 at 8:59 amGood luck with the contest. Someone is going to win the Keurig; winners will be announced on January 2!
Nadine L
December 27, 2013 at 9:55 pmThis is going to sound silly, but I bought a set of Eggies at the Dollar Tree for $1.00 (obviously,lol) and it the best thing I got all 2013 for my Kitchen. No more peeling eggs for egg salad. So simple, cheap and the best thing ever
Harvey Morris
December 28, 2013 at 1:16 amNot silly at all. If something saves time and doesn’t cost much, it’s a double win!
Brittany Kane
December 28, 2013 at 3:36 amStone cookware. It’s easy to clean and you hardly burn anything.
ssmina
December 28, 2013 at 5:16 pmanything that makes coffee haha
Lisa V.
December 29, 2013 at 11:14 amMy dehydrator is great. I can prepare food for backpacking trips.
Tina Ruppert
December 29, 2013 at 12:30 pmSince my cookware is as old as the hills, the Rachel Ray cookware would be a fabulous edition to my kitchen!!!
Carolyn Mariotti
December 29, 2013 at 2:11 pmI would like the cookware!!!
Missa Lynn
December 29, 2013 at 3:31 pmI need new bakeware and some new cookware!
Missa Lynn
December 29, 2013 at 3:32 pmMy favorite new kitchen tool of 2013 was definitely my Vitamix!
Jenn Powell
December 30, 2013 at 9:04 amI need new pots and pans…. Desperately! Love the Rachel Ray sets.
Katie
December 30, 2013 at 1:17 pmi got a immersion vblender and i love it!
breyanna brandenburg
December 30, 2013 at 1:24 pmmine was the toaster oven we got!
susan1215
December 30, 2013 at 6:22 pmA kitchenaid stand mixer I received
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ArtsyChaos
December 30, 2013 at 9:18 pmI got a stand mixer this year and love it! Not a KitchenAid, it’s a Kenmore, but still fabulous!
Harvey Morris
December 30, 2013 at 10:30 pmMy burning question: what color? I have a very old stand mixer (in silver) and I’m considering an upgrade to a model in tangerine or green apple.
ArtsyChaos
December 30, 2013 at 10:41 pmMine is red! Tangerine or green apple would be fun if they match your kitchen. Have you seen the mixer decals? They’re awesome.
Shawna
December 30, 2013 at 9:44 pmA convection oven, I love it
rosannepm
December 30, 2013 at 9:50 pmA Tupperware onion chopper
Jill Myrick
December 30, 2013 at 10:51 pmMy favorite was the Kitchen Aid food processor that my husband bought for me. It made Christmas prep so much easier.
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joegersh
December 31, 2013 at 3:51 ammy fave new appliance is my blender
WWillows6
December 31, 2013 at 6:23 pmI love the Actifry!
Lisa Garner
Shelli Henry
December 31, 2013 at 6:34 pmSlow Cooker!
Amber
December 31, 2013 at 6:53 pmI would
love to taste your food
Laurie Emerson
December 31, 2013 at 7:02 pmMy Keurig was my favorite this year.
mizztara71
December 31, 2013 at 9:02 pmI love the Lodge Logic LPGI3 Pro Grid Cast Iron Grill/Griddle.
Tara Woods
kris
January 1, 2014 at 12:32 amlove my crockpot
Julie
January 1, 2014 at 9:52 amWe could not function without our Keurig.
CandieL
January 1, 2014 at 10:14 amgot a smoothie maker and a keurig for Christmas . I am so spoiled. Thank you
Diane W
January 1, 2014 at 12:56 pmI don’t have one yet but I tried my sister-in-law’s. A Blendtec blender I would love to get one.
samf36
January 1, 2014 at 2:09 pmNinja blender is my current fav.
Harvey Morris
January 1, 2014 at 2:22 pmI’ve seen so many commercials for the Ninja and Vitamix blenders that I feel someone needs to conduct a “blend off” to see which is better. I’ll have to check out Consumer Reports to see if they’ve done so yet.
Lorena Keech
January 1, 2014 at 2:10 pmI think the digital slow cookers are the best,
Harvey Morris
January 1, 2014 at 2:22 pmI agree. I love my Cuisinart 3-in-1 digital slow cooker, steamer.
William Krawic
January 1, 2014 at 3:37 pmMy wife finally got a kitchen aid stand mixer
jessicakaufman
January 1, 2014 at 5:55 pmKitchen Aid 5-quart mixer is on my wish list.
billiejw89
January 1, 2014 at 6:29 pmI got a kitchen aid stand mixer this year, and I can’t tell you how much time it has saved me. It does everything!
tmoobc
January 1, 2014 at 7:55 pmA Vitamix is on the top of my wishlist.
heather c
January 1, 2014 at 8:16 pmThe Keurig! I abuse it often.
Bryan E.
January 1, 2014 at 9:06 pmThanks for the giveaway…electric knife sharpener.
Richard Hicks
January 1, 2014 at 9:35 pmlike my new counter top convection oven
Atreau
January 1, 2014 at 10:06 pmMy slow cooker!
RoxannT
January 1, 2014 at 10:20 pmI love our Actifry.
Emilie Proctor
January 1, 2014 at 10:37 pmMy favorite is the Yonana!
brmetcalf
January 1, 2014 at 10:40 pmI got a new toaster oven in 2013 that I like. Nice prizes in this contest. I’ve always wanted a Keurig coffeemaker. Thanks for having this contest.